Investment manager Orchard Street has submitted plans to build two storeys of student accommodation on the top of the former Debenhams store in Leeds city centre as part of a bid to repurpose the former shop after the collapse of the retailer.

Acting on behalf of property fund St James Place, Orchard street said it had submitted an application to build 124 student beds on the top of the listed 1930s building, replacing the current 1990s roof extension with a four and fifth floor and roof garden.